FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Prof. Andrzej W. Trochimczuk Vice Dean Faculty of Chemistry Wroclaw University of Technology

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY IN NUMBERS STAFF: 75 PROFESSORS 90 ASSOCIATES 58 ASSISTANTS ca. 100 supporting staff (technicians, librarians, mechanical and glassblowing shops workers, etc.)

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL AND THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY INSTITUTE OF INORGANIC TECHNOLOGY AND MINERAL FERTILIZERS

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Biochemistry Research Group Analytical Chemistry Research Group Bioorganic Chemistry Research Group Inorganic and Structural Chemistry Research Group Organic Chemistry Research Group Fuel Chemistry and Technology Research Group Chemical Engineering Research Group Polymer Engineering and Technology Research Group Polymer and Carbonaceous Materials Research Group Chemical Metallurgy Research Group Chemical and Biochemical Processing Research Group Organic Technology Research Group Microbiology and Medicinal Chemistry Research Group

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Facilities at Faculty of Chemistry: Teaching area: 5228 sq.m (including 1143 sq.m of lecturing rooms (auditorial), 2085 sq.m of smaller teaching rooms and almost 2000 sq.m of laboratories and additional 600 sq.m of large semi-technological laboratory). Total area (including research facilities 17296 square meters

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Equipment at Faculty of Chemistry: 600 MHz NMR spectrometer, few ICP and AAS spectrophotometers (we are having a Certified Laboratory of Multielemental Analysis), GC-MS, several GC and HPLC chromatographs, XPS, surface area analysis, thermal analysis (DSC, TG)…+ many more, and an access to AFM, SEM, X-ray scanning

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THOSE RESOURCES (STAFF AND FACILITES) ARE USED IN TEACHNING AND RESEARCH Teaching Old system (5-year leading to MSc degree) + (4 year PhD program) New system (3.5 year leading to Eng.)+(1.5 year to get a MSc)+ (4 year PhD program) Ca. 2600 students and ca. 140 PhD students

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Students can pick up one of the following programs: Biotechnology Chemistry Chemical engineering Chemical technology Material engineering After getting MSc the top students can be enrolled in PhD program:

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Our Graduate School is managed by the Director elected by Faculty Council together with the corresponding committee responsible for implementation of study program. Every graduate student has own individual curriculum formulated by thesis supervisor, which is periodically monitored by departmental committee. At this moment we have ca. 140 PhD students

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Duration: 4 years (8 weeks of Summer vacation) (+1 year of possible extension) Progress evaluated every semester (report,seminar) Opening of PhD procedure – 2 or 3 sem. Closing of Ph.D procedure – written thesis accepted by supervisor and scientific council, final examinations, positive opinions of two referees, oral PhD thesis defence, scientific council acceptance

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES theoretical studies (quantum chemistry, all types of computer-aided modeling, Computer Aided Design of processes ect.) experimental basic chemistry (inorganic, bioinorganic, organic and bioorganic, analytical and physical chemistry) biotechnology (molecular engineering, microbial and enzyme technology, biocatalysis, environmental biotechnology)

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES chemical technology (inorganic and organic technology, agrochemistry, oil and coal technology, fertilizers, polymer chemistry and technology, sustainable development, green chemistry, ect.) chemical engineering (industrial equipment, process engineering, bioprocess engineering, environmental chemical engineering) material science (optoelectronics, nanotechnology, rare-element metallurgy, corrosion, special materials for industry and medicine)

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES In last five years the faculty members published 1279 papers in peer review international journals In the same time the papers authored by our staff were cited more than 6000 times.We are having the highest percentage of publishing staff at WUT (+80)

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Between 2004-2008 the highest number of papers was published by: Prof. Paweł Kafarski (67) organic and bioorganic chemistry Prof. Katarzyna Chojnacka (50) inorganic technology Prof. Szczepan Roszak (39) quantum chemistry Prof. Andrzej Miniewicz (37) nanomaterials Prof. Andrzej Sokalski (32) theoretical chemistry Prof. Juliusz Sworakowski (30) nanomaterials Prof. Andrzej Matynia (29) inorganic technology/chem.eng

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES The most cited faculty members are: Prof. Marek Samoć (2035) non-linear optics, nanomaterials Prof. Paweł Kafarski (1752) org. bioorganic chemistry Prof. Barbara Lejczak (1217) org. bioorganic chemistry Prof. Marian Kochman (1167) biochemistry Prof. Andrzej Sokalski (885) theoretical chemistry Prof. Tadeusz Luty (813) physicochemistry Prof. Szczepan Roszak (805) quantum chemistry

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES In 2007 the most frequently cited faculty members were: Prof. Paweł Kafarski (163) organic and bioorganic chemistry Prof. Barbara Lejczak (93) bioorganic chemistry Prof. Andrzej Sokalski (91) theoretical chemistry Prof. Danuta Michalska-Fąk (83) inorganic and structural chemistry Prof. Szczepan Roszak (74) quantum chemistry Prof.Ilona Turowska-Tyrk (64) theoretical chemistry Prof.Paweł Pohl (63) analytical chemistry Prof.Andrzej Trochimczuk (58) polymer chemistry

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY – AN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES So, it can be concluded that the most promising areas for the cooperation are: organic and bioorganic chemistry, theoretical chemistry, inorganic, analytical and polymer chemistry In industrial chemistry, chemical technology and engineering the most promising areas are: inorganic technology, coal technology, surfactants, industrial catalysis, bioengineering

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